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The works of the flesh (Galatians 5:16-24) have more to do with the Law of Moses (or Torah) than we may realize. Most of us are familiar with the works, or fruits, of the spirit. But how many of us are mindful of the works (or fruit) of the flesh? In Galatians 5:16-24 is Paul just making the works of the flesh up or is he pulling them from somewhere?
A new MP3 sermon from Salem Reformed Baptist is now available on SermonAudio with the following details: Title: Dissensions, Dividers, and Discipline (Part 2) – Titus 3:9-11 Subtitle: Titus Speaker: Gustavo Barros Broadcaster: Salem Reformed Baptist Event: Sunday Service Date: 7/21/2024 Bible: Titus 3:9-11 Length: 52 min.
A new MP3 sermon from Salem Reformed Baptist is now available on SermonAudio with the following details: Title: Dissensions, Dividers, and Discipline (Part 2) – Titus 3:9-11 Subtitle: Titus Speaker: Gustavo Barros Broadcaster: Salem Reformed Baptist Event: Sunday Service Date: 7/21/2024 Bible: Titus 3:9-11 Length: 52 min.
A new MP3 sermon from Salem Reformed Baptist is now available on SermonAudio with the following details: Title: Dissensions, Dividers, and Discipline (Part 2) – Titus 3:9-11 Subtitle: Titus Speaker: Gustavo Barros Broadcaster: Salem Reformed Baptist Event: Sunday Service Date: 7/21/2024 Bible: Titus 3:9-11 Length: 52 min.
A new MP3 sermon from Salem Reformed Baptist is now available on SermonAudio with the following details: Title: Dissensions, Dividers, and Discipline (Part 2) – Titus 3:9-11 Subtitle: Titus Speaker: Gustavo Barros Broadcaster: Salem Reformed Baptist Event: Sunday Service Date: 7/21/2024 Bible: Titus 3:9-11 Length: 52 min.
A new MP3 sermon from Salem Reformed Baptist is now available on SermonAudio with the following details: Title: Dissensions, Dividers, and Discipline (Part 2) – Titus 3:9-11 Subtitle: Titus Speaker: Gustavo Barros Broadcaster: Salem Reformed Baptist Event: Sunday Service Date: 7/21/2024 Bible: Titus 3:9-11 Length: 52 min.
A new MP3 sermon from Salem Reformed Baptist is now available on SermonAudio with the following details: Title: Dissensions, Dividers, and Discipline (Part 2) – Titus 3:9-11 Subtitle: Titus Speaker: Gustavo Barros Broadcaster: Salem Reformed Baptist Event: Sunday Service Date: 7/21/2024 Bible: Titus 3:9-11 Length: 52 min.
A new MP3 sermon from Salem Reformed Baptist is now available on SermonAudio with the following details: Title: Dissensions, Dividers, and Discipline (Part 1) – Titus 3:9-11 Subtitle: Titus Speaker: Gustavo Barros Broadcaster: Salem Reformed Baptist Event: Sunday Service Date: 7/14/2024 Bible: Titus 3:9-11 Length: 62 min.
A new MP3 sermon from Salem Reformed Baptist is now available on SermonAudio with the following details: Title: Dissensions, Dividers, and Discipline (Part 1) – Titus 3:9-11 Subtitle: Titus Speaker: Gustavo Barros Broadcaster: Salem Reformed Baptist Event: Sunday Service Date: 7/14/2024 Bible: Titus 3:9-11 Length: 62 min.
A new MP3 sermon from Salem Reformed Baptist is now available on SermonAudio with the following details: Title: Dissensions, Dividers, and Discipline (Part 1) – Titus 3:9-11 Subtitle: Titus Speaker: Gustavo Barros Broadcaster: Salem Reformed Baptist Event: Sunday Service Date: 7/14/2024 Bible: Titus 3:9-11 Length: 62 min.
A new MP3 sermon from Salem Reformed Baptist is now available on SermonAudio with the following details: Title: Dissensions, Dividers, and Discipline (Part 1) – Titus 3:9-11 Subtitle: Titus Speaker: Gustavo Barros Broadcaster: Salem Reformed Baptist Event: Sunday Service Date: 7/14/2024 Bible: Titus 3:9-11 Length: 62 min.
A new MP3 sermon from Salem Reformed Baptist is now available on SermonAudio with the following details: Title: Dissensions, Dividers, and Discipline (Part 1) – Titus 3:9-11 Subtitle: Titus Speaker: Gustavo Barros Broadcaster: Salem Reformed Baptist Event: Sunday Service Date: 7/14/2024 Bible: Titus 3:9-11 Length: 62 min.
A new MP3 sermon from Salem Reformed Baptist is now available on SermonAudio with the following details: Title: Dissensions, Dividers, and Discipline (Part 1) – Titus 3:9-11 Subtitle: Titus Speaker: Gustavo Barros Broadcaster: Salem Reformed Baptist Event: Sunday Service Date: 7/14/2024 Bible: Titus 3:9-11 Length: 62 min.
Aujourd'hui dans "Punchline", Laurence Ferrari et ses invités débattent des premières tensions et désaccords au sein du Nouveau Front Populaire.
Le membre du cabinet de guerre israélien, Benny Gantz, a annoncé dimanche soir sa démission du gouvernement, sur fond de désaccords avec le Premier ministre sur la conduite de la guerre à Gaza. Si cet ancien général a appelé le Premier ministre à la tenue d'élections anticipées, sa démission ne devrait pas, dans l'immédiat, provoquer de grands bouleversements politiques.
Le membre du cabinet de guerre israélien, Benny Gantz, a annoncé dimanche soir sa démission du gouvernement, sur fond de désaccords avec le Premier ministre sur la conduite de la guerre à Gaza. Si cet ancien général a appelé le Premier ministre à la tenue d'élections anticipées, sa démission ne devrait pas, dans l'immédiat, provoquer de grands bouleversements politiques.
Le membre du cabinet de guerre israélien, Benny Gantz, a annoncé dimanche soir sa démission du gouvernement, sur fond de désaccords avec le Premier ministre sur la conduite de la guerre à Gaza. Si cet ancien général a appelé le Premier ministre à la tenue d'élections anticipées, sa démission ne devrait pas, dans l'immédiat, provoquer de grands bouleversements politiques.
durée : 00:02:26 - Le monde est à nous - Le chef de la diplomatie française, Stéphane Séjourné, estime qu'il n'y a pas de division entre la France et l'Allemagne malgré les différends entre le président Emmanuel Macron et le chancelier Olaf Scholz sur l'Ukraine.
L'émission 28 Minutes du 16/12/23 Le samedi, Renaud Dély décrypte l'actualité avec un regard international, en compagnie de nos clubistes : Kéthévane Gorjestani, journaliste à France 24 et ancienne correspondante à Washington — Richard Werly, correspondant à Paris du quotidien suisse « Blick » — Hans Stark, professeur de civilisation allemande à Sorbonne Université et le dessinateur de presse Patrick Chappatte. L'Occident est-il prêt à aider l'Ukraine face à Poutine ? « On ne peut pas gagner sans aide. » En déplacement à Oslo, le président ukrainien Volodymyr Zelensky a exhorté ses alliés européens et américains à poursuivre leur aide, au moment où de nouvelles enveloppes sont bloquées par des dissensions tant à Bruxelles qu'à Washington. Dissensions qui interviennent alors que Vladimir Poutine a réaffirmé son objectif de « dénazification et la démilitarisation de l'Ukraine ». Le président russe a déclaré jeudi que son armée comptait 617 000 soldats déployés en Ukraine, fournissant pour la première fois une estimation précise des forces actuellement engagées. En réponse à l'appel à l'aide de Zelensky, les Européens ont décidé d'ouvrir des négociations pour l'entrée de l'Ukraine dans l'UE. Une discussion néanmoins repoussée à janvier par la Hongrie de Viktor Orban qui s'y oppose. L'Occident est-il prêt à lâcher l'Ukraine ? Le Royaume-Uni délocalise les migrants : un exemple à suivre ? Au Royaume-Uni, le débat autour du « plan rwandais » proposé par le Premier ministre Rishi Sunak fait rage. Vivement controversé, il vise à envoyer les demandeurs d'asile au Rwanda, notamment pour dissuader les migrants de traverser la Manche. Le « Safety of Rwanda Bill » qui l'accompagne décrète que ce pays de l'Afrique de l'Est est « sûr » pour les demandeurs d'asile. Rédigé en urgence, il tente de contourner une décision de la Cour qui juge illégal l'accord de reconduite au Rwanda des demandeurs d'asile arrivés en « small boats » au Royaume-Uni. Les juges ont considéré, à l'unanimité, que cet accord présentait un risque de refoulement vers le pays d'origine des demandeurs depuis le Rwanda, son système judiciaire ne présentant pas de garanties suffisantes concernant leurs droits. Peut-on imaginer que d'autres pays européen imitent les Anglais ?Valérie Brochard nous donne des nouvelles de nos très chers voisins européens : ce week-end, direction la Hongrie qui vient de présenter une nouvelle « loi de souveraineté » controversée. Censée empêcher le financement étranger des partis politiques, cette législation pourrait s'étendre aux mouvements citoyens et aux ONG. Jean-Mathieu Pernin zappe sur la version anglaise de l'émission de téléréalité « Je suis une célébrité, sortez-moi de là ». Parmi les candidats se trouve Nigel Farage — l'un des principaux acteurs du Brexit — qui parle politique avec les autres candidats, entre une douche dans la forêt et une pizza aux insectes.Ce week-end, Olivier Boucreux décerne le titre d'employé de la semaine au président argentin Javier Milei, qui a promis une thérapie de choc à son pays. Fraîchement arrivé au pouvoir, il compte bien tailler le budget de son gouvernement dans le vif.Pour communiquer avec les morts, oubliez les séances de spiritisme : l'intelligence artificielle s'occupe de tout. À Paris, le musée d'Orsay propose de dialoguer avec le double numérique de Vincent Van Gogh. Pour répondre à toutes les questions du public, la machine a ingurgité le contenu de 900 lettres écrites par le peintre. Alix Van Pée nous raconte.Un an après la mort de Mahsa Amini, où en est la révolte en Iran ? Dans le roman graphique collectif « Femme, vie, liberté », l'autrice Marjane Satrapi réunit vingt dessinateurs et trois spécialistes pour décrypter une histoire encore en train de s'écrire. Entre faits réels et fiction, cette BD rend hommage au peuple iranien et au mouvement féministe qui porte courageusement la révolte, face à la violente répression des mollahs. Des grandes manifestations aux actes de résistance quotidiens, ces 192 planches dessinées racontent la complexité d'un événement majeur en Iran — porté par les femmes et soutenu par les hommes — et l'inlassable quête de liberté de tout un pays.Enfin, ne manquez pas la une hexagonale de la semaine et la question très intéressante de David Castello-Lopes. 28 Minutes est le magazine d'actualité d'ARTE, présenté par Elisabeth Quin du lundi au jeudi à 20h05. Renaud Dély est aux commandes de l'émission le vendredi et le samedi. Ce podcast est coproduit par KM et ARTE Radio. Enregistrement : 16 décembre 2023 - Présentation : Renaud Dély - Production : KM, ARTE Radio
In an age of almost ceaseless debating and social media politicking, it is easy for us to fight over non-essentials and ignore the fox in the hen house. We far too often don't know when to "agree to disagree" and lose sight of the real dangers that are present, both in the world and in the church. As Paul finishes his letter to Titus, he gives one final exhortation coupled with a stark warning. We as Christians are called to keep the main thing, the main thing, avoiding all worthless controversies while simultaneously expelling the divisive person from our midst. Listen to Pastor John as he delivers a sobering reminder that we are to guard ourselves from divisions while simultaneously removing bad actors from among us.
Pastor Jonathan Barbee continues through the book of Acts as we review church neglect as there was the neglect of Church Members in the Early Church and a neglect of preaching and prayer. We also see Church Dissensions, among members and against leaders of the early church.October 8, 2023
durée : 00:09:52 - L'invité de 7h50 - par : Léa Salamé - L'ancien chef de la mission militaire française auprès de l'ONU le général Dominique Trinquand revient sur la fin de l'ultimatum de la Cédéao aux putschistes qui ont renversé le gouvernement Bazoum au Niger.
Five chapters of arguing for freedom from the law comes down to this truth... Resisting the flesh isn't about our efficiency... it's all about the Spirit's sufficiency. Even though the Spirit and Flesh are in conflict with one another, they are not competing with one another, the Spirit has already been victorious through Jesus! Part 11 - Fruit of the Spirit (Galatians 5:16-26)•Resisting the flesh isn't about our efficiency... it's about the Holy Spirit's sufficiency.•Acts of the Flesh (4 categories): Sins of Immorality - (Sexual Immorality, Impurity, DebaucherySins of Idolatry - (Idolatry, Witchcraft)Sins of Hostility - (Hatred, Discord, Jealousy, Fits of Rage, Selfish Ambition, Dissensions, Factions, EnvySins of Indulgence - (Drunkenness, Orgies) •Fruit of the Spirit: Love, Joy, Peace, Patience, Kindness, Goodness, Faithfulness, Gentleness, and Self-control. •Sinful Acts in your life represent selfish gain, Spiritual Fruit in your life represents selfless growth. •Obedience & DiscipleshipNeed Prayer?
durée : 00:14:53 - Journal de 22h - Les négociations viennent de se terminer, ce vendredi à Paris, pour un nouveau pacte financier mondial, censé aider la lutte contre le dérèglement climatique. C'était aussi une tentative pour recréer du dialogue au sein de la communauté internationale. - invités : Raphaël Maurel secrétaire général de l'Observatoire de l'Ethique Publique (Think tank présidé par l'ancien député René Dosière), maître de conférence en droit public à l'Université de Bourgogne.
durée : 00:14:53 - Journal de 22h - Les négociations viennent de se terminer, ce vendredi à Paris, pour un nouveau pacte financier mondial, censé aider la lutte contre le dérèglement climatique. C'était aussi une tentative pour recréer du dialogue au sein de la communauté internationale. - invités : Raphaël Maurel Secrétaire général de l'Observatoire de l'Ethique Publique (Think tank présidé par l'ancien député René Dosière), maître de conférence en droit public à l'Université de Bourgogne.
Les États membres de l'Union européenne ont réussi à trouver, la semaine dernière, une majorité pour réformer la politique migratoire. Cela faisait 10 ans que les 27 étaient en désaccord sur ce sujet. Les ministres européens de l'Intérieur ont finalement trouvé un compromis, malgré l'opposition acharnée de la Pologne et de la Hongrie. En 2022, près de 966 000 demandes d'asiles ont été enregistrées dans l'UE, un record depuis la crise migratoire de 2016.
Ce vendredi 24 mars, la divergence d'idées existante entre la France et l'Allemagne sur le nucléaire et les moteurs a été abordée par Benaouda Abdeddaïm dans sa chronique, dans l'émission Good Morning Business, présentée par Laure Closier et Christophe Jakubyszyn, sur BFM Business. Retrouvez l'émission du lundi au vendredi et réécoutez la en podcast.
Authored by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison and John Jay to appear anonymously in New York papers under the pseudonym "Publius" in 1787 and 1788, the Federalist Papers aimed to rally public support for the proposed Constitution of the United States. As such, it is one of the most important sources for understanding the original intent of the US Constitution by those who participated in its construction. In Federalist number one Alexander Hamilton sets forth the ambition of arguing the following positions in favor of the adoption of the Constitution: "I propose, in a series of papers, to discuss the following interesting particulars: THE UTILITY OF THE UNION TO YOUR POLITICAL PROSPERITY THE INSUFFICIENCY OF THE PRESENT CONFEDERATION TO PRESERVE THAT UNION THE NECESSITY OF A GOVERNMENT AT LEAST EQUALLY ENERGETIC WITH THE ONE PROPOSED, TO THE ATTAINMENT OF THIS OBJECT THE CONFORMITY OF THE PROPOSED CONSTITUTION TO THE TRUE PRINCIPLES OF REPUBLICAN GOVERNMENT ITS ANALOGY TO YOUR OWN STATE CONSTITUTION and lastly, THE ADDITIONAL SECURITY WHICH ITS ADOPTION WILL AFFORD TO THE PRESERVATION OF THAT SPECIES OF GOVERNMENT, TO LIBERTY, AND TO PROPERTY." Articles and essays written by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay under the collective pseudonym "Publius" to promote the ratification of the Constitution of the United States. If you enjoy our content, why not buy us a cup of coffee? via https://ko-fi.com/thechristianatheist Check out our first book, THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS: THE IMPLODING OF AN ATHEIST PROFESSOR'S WORLDVIEW https://www.amazon.com/stores/John-Wise/author/B0BXHHKW4V?ref=ap_rdr&store_ref=ap_rdr&isDramIntegrated=true&shoppingPortalEnabled=true https://www.youtube.com/c/TheChristianAtheist/featured https://www.facebook.com/JnJWiseWords https://wisewordsforyouroccasion.wordpress.com For more great content, check out our other podcasts: The Christian Atheist: where faith and reason fuse in the incarnation …https://pod.link/1553077203 and No Compromise: where faith and reason fuse in conversation … https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLS9AH1236qO-xEEfBcBP39ip0UJtCpP9R #thefederalistpapers #federalist #alexanderhamilton #hamilton #jamesmadison #madison #johnjay #publius #ratification #constitution #unitedstates #thefederalist #independentjournal #newyorkpacket #dailyadvertiser #poem #poetry #verse #literature #aestheticliterature #aesthetic #history #historical #philosophy #religion #christianity #bible #god #jesus #science #culture #society #humanities #wisdomofthepast #wisdom #classics #faith
Authored by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison and John Jay to appear anonymously in New York papers under the pseudonym "Publius" in 1787 and 1788, the Federalist Papers aimed to rally public support for the proposed Constitution of the United States. As such, it is one of the most important sources for understanding the original intent of the US Constitution by those who participated in its construction. In Federalist number one Alexander Hamilton sets forth the ambition of arguing the following positions in favor of the adoption of the Constitution: "I propose, in a series of papers, to discuss the following interesting particulars: THE UTILITY OF THE UNION TO YOUR POLITICAL PROSPERITY THE INSUFFICIENCY OF THE PRESENT CONFEDERATION TO PRESERVE THAT UNION THE NECESSITY OF A GOVERNMENT AT LEAST EQUALLY ENERGETIC WITH THE ONE PROPOSED, TO THE ATTAINMENT OF THIS OBJECT THE CONFORMITY OF THE PROPOSED CONSTITUTION TO THE TRUE PRINCIPLES OF REPUBLICAN GOVERNMENT ITS ANALOGY TO YOUR OWN STATE CONSTITUTION and lastly, THE ADDITIONAL SECURITY WHICH ITS ADOPTION WILL AFFORD TO THE PRESERVATION OF THAT SPECIES OF GOVERNMENT, TO LIBERTY, AND TO PROPERTY." Articles and essays written by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay under the collective pseudonym "Publius" to promote the ratification of the Constitution of the United States. If you enjoy our content, why not buy us a cup of coffee? via https://ko-fi.com/thechristianatheist Check out our first book, THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS: THE IMPLODING OF AN ATHEIST PROFESSOR'S WORLDVIEW https://www.amazon.com/stores/John-Wise/author/B0BXHHKW4V?ref=ap_rdr&store_ref=ap_rdr&isDramIntegrated=true&shoppingPortalEnabled=true https://www.youtube.com/c/TheChristianAtheist/featured https://www.facebook.com/JnJWiseWords https://wisewordsforyouroccasion.wordpress.com For more great content, check out our other podcasts: The Christian Atheist: where faith and reason fuse in the incarnation …https://pod.link/1553077203 and No Compromise: where faith and reason fuse in conversation … https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLS9AH1236qO-xEEfBcBP39ip0UJtCpP9R #thefederalistpapers #federalist #alexanderhamilton #hamilton #jamesmadison #madison #johnjay #publius #ratification #constitution #unitedstates #thefederalist #independentjournal #newyorkpacket #dailyadvertiser #poem #poetry #verse #literature #aestheticliterature #aesthetic #history #historical #philosophy #religion #christianity #bible #god #jesus #science #culture #society #humanities #wisdomofthepast #wisdom #classics #faith
Ce lundi 27 février, la Chine qui s'allie de nouveau à la Russie pour bloquer un communiqué du G20 Finances car ils refusent une évocation de la guerre en Ukraine a été abordée par Benaouda Abdeddaïm dans sa chronique, dans l'émission Good Morning Business, présentée par Laure Closier et Christophe Jakubyszyn, sur BFM Business. Retrouvez l'émission du lundi au vendredi et réécoutez la en podcast.
Harvest Bible Chapel Pittsburgh North Sermons - Harvest Bible Chapel Pittsburgh North
Introduction: Nehemiah 13:25 - And I confronted them and cursed them and beat some of them and pulled out their hair. The 3 People You Meet in Church (and How to Deal With Them.): (Titus 3:9-15) The Divisive Person: You Avoid . (Titus 3:9-11) 4 Things Divisive People Major In: Foolish Controversies . Genealogies . Dissensions . Quarrels about the Law. Romans 16:17 - I appeal to you, brothers, to watch out for those who cause divisions and create obstacles contrary to the doctrine that you have been taught; avoid them. 2 Thessalonians 3:14 - If anyone does not obey what we say in this letter, take note of that person, and have nothing to do with him, that he may be ashamed. The Other Servants: You Support . (Titus 3:12-13) The Person in Need: You Help . (Titus 3:14-15) Sermon Notes (PDF): BLANKHint: Highlight blanks above for answers! Small Group DiscussionRead Titus 3:9-15What was your big take-away from this passage / message?How do you know who is stirring up division (Titus 3:10)? What's the best way to confront them and warn them?How can a divisive person be restored after being avoided (Titus 3:10)?BONUS - What's the craziest “foolish controversy” (Titus 3:9) you have ever heard a church fight over? BreakoutPray for one another to do your part to make HBC a healthy church: avoiding divisive people, supporting fellow servants, and helping those with urgent needs.
Ce jeudi 20 octobre, report du Conseil franco-allemand à cause d'un besoin de plus de temps pour trouver un terrain d'entente sur la crise énergétique, les soutiens budgétaires ou encore le projet commun d'armement, a été abordé par Benaouda Abdeddaïm dans sa chronique, dans l'émission Good Morning Business, présentée par Laure Closier et Christophe Jakubyszyn, sur BFM Business. Retrouvez l'émission du lundi au vendredi et réécoutez la en podcast.
How often have you heard the phrase, “You talking the talk, but can you walk the walk?” What people are actually saying is “What you're saying sounds good and brave, but are you able to back up those words?” Or in some cases, they say, “Your mouth is writing checks, your behind can't cash.”Listen in as we discuss how to walk the walk and overcome many of the obstacles in our path that will hinder us from reaching our destiny.Scripture References:I John 2:3-62 Kings 8:27Colossians 3:7Ephesians 2:2Galatians 5:16Romans 8:4Psalm 1:1-2Matthew 7:13-14Romans 13:14Hebrews 12:21 Corinthians 10:311 John 2:61 Peter 2:21Romans 8:4Galatians 5:16Ephesians 2:102 John 1:6John 14:15Psalm 16:11Psalm 119:105II Corinthians 5:7Proverbs 3:5–6Ephesians 4:17Ephesians 4:23-24Ephesians 4:1–3Colossians 1:10–12Matthew 7:7Psalm 1:6Philippians 2:15Galatians 5:22-23 (Love, Joy, Peace, Patience, Kindness, Goodness, Faithfulness, Gentleness, and Self-control).Galatians 5:19-21 (sexual immorality, Impurity, sensuality, Idolatry, Sorcery, Enmity, Strife, Jealousy, Fits of anger, Rivalries, Dissensions, Divisions, Envy, Drunkenness, Orgies, and other things like this)Acts 4:13Thank you for supporting us: PayPal.me/lifeswordministryWebsite:www.LifesWordMinistry.org
How often have you heard the phrase, “You talking the talk, but can you walk the walk?” What people are actually saying is “What you're saying sounds good and brave, but are you able to back up those words?” Or in some cases, they say, “Your mouth is writing checks, your behind can't cash.” Listen in as we discuss how to walk the walk and overcome many of the obstacles in our path that will hinder us from reaching our destiny. Scripture References: I John 2:3-6 2 Kings 8:27 Colossians 3:7 Ephesians 2:2 Galatians 5:16 Romans 8:4 Psalm 1:1-2 Matthew 7:13-14 Romans 13:14 Hebrews 12:2 1 Corinthians 10:31 1 John 2:6 1 Peter 2:21 Romans 8:4 Galatians 5:16 Ephesians 2:10 2 John 1:6 John 14:15 Psalm 16:11 Psalm 119:105 II Corinthians 5:7 Proverbs 3:5–6 Ephesians 4:17 Ephesians 4:23-24 Ephesians 4:1–3 Colossians 1:10–12 Matthew 7:7 Psalm 1:6 Philippians 2:15 Galatians 5:22-23 (Love, Joy, Peace, Patience, Kindness, Goodness, Faithfulness, Gentleness, and Self-control). Galatians 5:19-21 (sexual immorality, Impurity, sensuality, Idolatry, Sorcery, Enmity, Strife, Jealousy, Fits of anger, Rivalries, Dissensions, Divisions, Envy, Drunkenness, Orgies, and other things like this) Acts 4:13 Thank you for supporting us: PayPal.me/lifeswordministry Website: www.LifesWordMinistry.org --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/pastor-malachi/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/pastor-malachi/support
L'After foot, c'est LE show d'après-match et surtout la référence des fans de football depuis 15 ans ! Les rencontres se prolongent tous les soirs avec Gilbert Brisbois et Nicolas Jamain avec les réactions des joueurs et entraîneurs, les conférences de presse d'après-match et les débats animés entre supporters, experts de l'After et auditeurs. RMC est une radio généraliste, essentiellement axée sur l'actualité et sur l'interactivité avec les auditeurs, dans un format 100% parlé, inédit en France. La grille des programmes de RMC s'articule autour de rendez-vous phares comme Apolline Matin (6h-9h), les Grandes Gueules (9h-12h), Estelle Midi (12h-15h), Super Moscato Show (15h-18h), Rothen s'enflamme (18h-20h), l'After Foot (20h-minuit).
Ce mercredi 17 août, les objectifs du président chinois, Xi Jinping, en Arabie Saoudite, ont été abordés par Benaouda Abdeddaïm dans sa chronique, dans l'émission Good Morning Business, présentée par Stéphane Pedrazzi, sur BFM Business. Retrouvez l'émission du lundi au vendredi et réécoutez la en podcast.
We, the citizens of the world's greatest democracy, find ourselves hanging by fingernails on the edge of an abyss. Dissensions' howling winds are pushing us into a pit of no return.
Actes 23 verset 6-10
Chaque matin sur BFM RADIO, notre éditorialiste Matthieu Croissandeau analyse l'actualité politique tout en dévoilant les coulisses du pouvoir. L'occasion aussi de donner quelques coups de griffe à ceux qui nous dirigent.
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Outline: Trouble in GalatiaThe War of Flesh and SpiritThe Law of Sin and DeathThe Works of the FleshThe Fruits of the SpiritNo Law Against These ThingsChargeSaint Athanasius ChurchContra Mundum SwaggerVideo Version
Lust versus self-control, hatred versus kindness, selfish ambition versus joy, murder versus gentleness. Sounds like quite a series of contrasts, doesn't it? They are polar opposites like night and day. That's exactly the situation when we contrast what we might want to do versus what God wants us to do. In this episode, we examine what the Bible describes as the Works of the Flesh. What does the Bible teach about the war between the flesh and the Spirit? We examine the Works of the Flesh we must cast off: Adultery and Fornication, Uncleanness and Lewdness, Idolatry and Sorcery, Hatred and Contentions, Jealousies and Outbursts of Wrath, Selfish Ambitions and Dissensions, Heresies and Envy, Murders and Drunkenness, Revelries and things like these biblequestions.org
In this continuing study I take a look at the Rapture Doctrine. Is this a Pre-Trib, as taught in most mainstream Churches are do Christians go through the Tribulation Period? I compare Thessalonians to Matthew 24 along with Revelation. I venture into Paul's writings to explore what he has to say, along with what Yahweh says in Ezekiel. I also ask the listeners to grab a pencil and paper as we create charts for comparison as we get deeper into this study. In this Part 26 I continue in Matthew 24 verse 9 and see what Yahshua Messiah has to say to His disciples and most important TO US TODAY! I go into a rant on some events that are taking place today, as these events are attacking the Gospel of Yahshua Messiah. In this Chapter Yahshua Messiah will discuss with His disciples, His return for His bride. This Chapter goes in hand with those 7 events of Rev. 6. Events that we shall see and understand that lead to His return. Many Churches teach this chapter as the pre-tribulation rapture event. But we shall find out, there is no such thing as flying away, as described by Ezekiel Chapter 13. We also shall learn of the Parable of the Fig Tree and how this Parable unfolded itself in our generation. We shall pin point events that took place like, ‘The Days of Noah', just what really happen back then!9. Then shall they deliver . . . = The adverb, here and in verse 10, points to synchronism rather than sequence in its connection with verse 8.To be afflicted. = Literally, unto affliction. The words repeat in substance the predictions of Matthew 10:22. Here we have “hated of all the nations,” i.e., heathen nations, instead of the wider “hated of all men.” Afflicted = tribulations. As followers of Yahshua Messiah, we shall go through tribulations. We shall even be brought up yo that Synagogue of Satan. But don't worry, for the Holy Spirit will speak on our behalf!Of all nations = that 1 world system, as described in Rev. 1310. Many = ChristiansOffended = stumble. The persecutions directed against the disciples in general shall in many cases result in overcoming their steadfastness and sapping their faith.Shall betray one another = To try to win favor with enemies and to secure their own safety in troublous times, Christians were found to inform against friends, and to deliver them up to the civil authorities. Tacitus notes instances of this degrading cowardice. "First those were seized who confessed that they were Christians; and then on their information a vast multitude was convicted" ("Ann.," 15:44). Shall hate one another = Dissensions in religion cause the most bitter hatred, the very opposite of that love which is the essence of Christianity. (John 15:17) Where one of a pagan family embraced Christianity, the convert was regarded as an outcast, and cut adrift from the nearest domestic ties. The reference in the text chiefly concerns contentions among professing Christians; we see such effects every day; they appear in every page of religious history; they have stained the annals of our own and every nation. Isaiah 8:15; ‘And many among them shall stumble, and fall, and be broken, and be snared, and be taken.' (By the way this ‘taken' is by the false messiah!) 11. False prophets = (pseudoprophētai). Yahshua Messiah had warned against them in the Sermon on the Mount (Matt. 7:15). They are still coming!Join me as we go Chapter by Chapter, Verse by Verse, Unraveling the Words of Yahweh!Have any questions? Feel free to email me at utwoy@netzero.net
Message NotesWhen you have a mindset set on human concerns you become a stumbling block to God's plan.Discipleship = Denying oneself and to take up your cross and follow JesusHuman mindset: Sexual immorality, Impurity, Debauchery, Idolatry, Witchcraft, Hatred, Discord, Jealousy, Fits of rage, Selfish ambition, Dissensions, Factions, Envy, Drunkenness, OrgiesMindset of God: Love, Joy, Peace, Forbearance, Kindness, Goodness, Faithfulness, Gentleness, Self-controlWhen we deny ourselves and carry our crosses, we take on the mindset of God!1. It means death to a human and worldly view2. It means death to worldly passion and desires3. It means death to a life without Jesus4. It means death to anything and everything that competes with loyalty to JesusScriptureMatthew 16:21-28, Galatians 2:20; 5:19-26Support the show (https://www.redeemermn.org/give)
Morgan is once again in the studio, this week breaking down Federalist 6 written by Alexander Hamilton. By advocating for the benefits of a union between the American states, Hamilton believed that commercial ties between separate republics or States were not enough for stability or cooperation. He summarily voices his support for a more extensive Union. In doing so, he hopes to downplay the possibility of dissension between states, and advocates for the creation of a Union of states.Join Morgan Zegers weekly on Freedom Papers for a conversation that focuses on the necessity of America's most important manuscripts and the debates that surround them!
Morgan is once again in the studio, this week breaking down Federalist 6 written by Alexander Hamilton. By advocating for the benefits of a union between the American states, Hamilton believed that commercial ties between separate republics or States were not enough for stability or cooperation. He summarily voices his support for a more extensive Union. In doing so, he hopes to downplay the possibility of dissension between states, and advocates for the creation of a Union of states.Join Morgan Zegers weekly on Freedom Papers for a conversation that focuses on the necessity of America's most important manuscripts and the debates that surround them!
September 5, 2021 AM, Titus 3:8-14.In this message Pastor Matt leads our continued study in the book of Titus, focused on how Christians ought not to engage in foolish dissensions but rather maintain good works and meeting the needs of others. Our Scripture reading was found in Ezekiel 8:1-18.
Last Monday was labelled as ‘Freedom Day' – the government ending social distancing, mask wearing in England. For some, last Monday was the day, when finally, the government weren't telling them how to live – they were free to do what they want to do, with their lives. Of course, one persons freedom can create another persons prison. The thought of people choosing not to wear masks, the end of social distancing are sending some back to isolation. We have many freedoms, particular in this country, but it's how we choose to use our freedoms that counts. I think that is the question Paul would want to ask us, in our reading ...
Sur les marchés de la RDC, les populations sont confrontées à une flambée des prix de plusieurs produits alimentaires et d'autres biens et services. La situation rend la vie de nombreux Congolais de plus en plus difficile. // La vanille malgache échappe à la Covid-19. Mais cette filière connait des dissensions entre producteurs et acheteurs sur la fixation des prix.
Title: Graced Public Relations Part 2 Text: Titus 3:8-11 FCF: We often struggle insisting on what we ought to hold loosely and holding loosely what we ought to insist on. Prop: Because the gospel preached and lived is profitable for all men, we must teach and live the gospel and excommunicate all who refuse. Scripture Intro: [Slide 1] Turn in your bible to Titus chapter 3. I cannot tell you how wonderful it is to be back in Titus. However, I must admit that I am a little embarrassed that we are just now coming back to part 2 of this sermon. It has been over a month since you heard the first part of this message. I trust you were able to go back and listen to the previous sermon, but just in case you didn’t, I’ll take a little time to review what we saw from the first 7 verses of this passage. Paul is in the midst of telling Titus what to teach the people there on the island of Crete. In chapter 2, Paul explained how the gospel produces certain lifestyles in those who have truly received it. Lifestyles aimed at those within the church. Older men and women being examples and mentors to those younger men and women. Younger men and women teaching and Discipling their families. Paul hangs all of this on the fact that God’s grace, when it appears, saves His people to the uttermost. It does not provide a potential salvation, but rather a certain salvation. Those who experience His grace are set free from lawlessness and become eager to do good. Therefore Titus should insist on this kind of lifestyle in the church toward one another. In chapter 3 Paul turns that same message toward the unbelieving world. He begins by telling Titus to remind the Cretan Christians to submit to their ruling authorities, to be obedient, and generally to live holy lives of love and honor toward those who are outside the church. Why should Cretan Christians do this? Because they too were once the same way as the unbelieving world. They were foolish, slaves to sin, not desiring to seek God, nor even being capable of seeking God. But God invaded their life with his love and kindness. He saved them not by something they did but by His mercy, sending the spirit to wash and renew them, all made possible by the work of Christ. This declared righteousness comes by the grace of God and produces a confident faith in eternal life. They should live holy lives toward unbelievers because they have no room to boast. They would be exactly the same, if it were not for God doing something. So with that backdrop, let’s start our reading in verse 1 again and we will read through verse 11. I’ll be reading from the ESV today which you can follow in the pew bible on page 1346. Transition: Today, Paul will continue to show the Cretan Christians, how the gospel should be preached in purity and lived out in conduct. When they do this, it benefits all men. But for those who do not, action must be taken. I.) The gospel preached and lived is profitable for all men, so we must teach and live the gospel. (8) a. [Slide 2] 8 – The saying is trustworthy, and I want you to insist on these things, i. So right off the bat we have to wonder which saying this is talking about. ii. First, we must consider is this pointing back at what precedes it, or forward in what follows? iii. To answer that question, we need to go forward in the text a bit and see if there is anything that would be counted as a “faithful saying.” In order to be a faithful saying it needs to be something that is doctrinally full and somewhat memorable. Something that could be repeated like a Catechism or creed. iv. As we do that, we don’t really find anything. In fact, of all the “Faithful sayings” texts in the Pastoral Epistles, this seems to be the clearest when it comes to direction. It seems to very obviously point backward. v. However, that doesn’t fully answer our question. How far back does it go? Well what are our options? 1. [Slide 3] It is possible that it goes all the way back to verse 1. a. Chapter 2 ends with Paul telling Titus to not allow people in the church to dismiss His teaching. b. Then in chapter 3 he continues to instruct him what to teach. c. So, all he has said since verse 1 could be this saying. d. There are some reasons to doubt this though. i. Length is one of them. This is quite a “saying” if it encompasses these 7 verses. It seems a little long. ii. Paul’s words in verse 1 seem to be personal instruction to Titus and not a general saying for the whole of Christendom. Not that there is no application there, but it doesn’t seem to fit the mold of a “faithful saying” 2. [Slide 4] It is possible the saying goes back to verse 3. a. Here Paul turns to speaking truisms or stating theology or doctrine. b. He begins with man and who we are and ends with God’s work toward all who are His people. c. However, there are a couple issues with the saying going back this far. i. Again, length. It seems to be a little long to be a truism or statement of creed or confession. ii. Although Paul includes himself, and all Christians in this statement, it seems to hinge directly on the preceding verses. 3. [Slide 5] It is possible the saying goes back to verse 4. a. This is a much stronger possibility. b. All of what Paul says in these verses are said to “we” or “us” meaning Christians in general. c. It speaks of God and what HE does which makes for much better confessional or creedal material. d. It is a connected sentence with dependent clauses hanging on one another. You cannot really separate anything from 4-7 from each other. e. Really the only reason that this wouldn’t be the faithful saying is that it is lengthy. 4. [Slide 6] Finally, it is possible that the faithful saying is only verse 7 “being justified by his grace we might become heirs according to the hope of eternal life.” a. This is far shorter and encompasses great teaching. b. However, there are actually a couple problems here i. It may be too short. Verse 8 says that Titus should insist on these things. And with such a short statement, there isn’t a whole lot there to insist on. ii. This is very much a part of what was said previously to the extent that to divide it off seems to cut off part of what the saying is referring to. vi. [Slide 7] And so, I believe the best option, despite its length, is to go back to verse 3, especially since all that he says about God and His work in salvation is predicated upon man’s utter inability to save himself. vii. In this, Titus is to insist on these truths. He is to make it plain that these things MUST BE accepted as absolute truth of the church. viii. But why? Why are these things necessary to believe? b. [Slide 8] So that those who have believed in God may be careful to devote themselves to good works. i. Ok. What is the connection here? ii. The summary of this statement of truth is what? That God does everything for our salvation and that we do nothing, because we can do nothing. His kindness, love, and grace appears and when that happens he saves us based on his mercy alone through Spiritual resurrection by the Spirit whereby he brings what was dead to life, all of which is made possible by the work of Christ. iii. In all of this the only thing we bring to our own salvation is the sin which made it necessary. iv. But how does that correlate with this statement – “so that those who have believed in God may be careful to devote themselves to good works.” v. Well let’s break it down. What does it mean to “believe in God” here? vi. It does NOT mean to believe in His existence. It does not mean a simple assent to the truths mentioned in the statement. Instead, it is someone who has not only confessed that these things are true, but is depending on these things being true. vii. Believing in God is hoping exclusively in the fact of His work alone in our salvation – apart from anything we have done, including our own faith and good works! viii. Ok so what does “may be careful to devote themselves” mean? ix. “To be careful” means to put much thought, energy, time, and attention into something. x. “To devote” means to preside over or to appoint. However, this is in the middle voice, which is complicated to understand but it does change the meaning slightly, in that typically in the middle it is an action you are doing to or for yourself. And so, you are appointing yourself over. xi. What that does to the meaning is that it takes on a devotion. So, ways to translate it would be “to undertake resolutely” or “to practice diligently” or “to maintain the practice of” xii. Let’s put it all together. xiii. We must believe all that Paul has taught since verse 3. Why? xiv. So that those who were unable to seek God and are depending on God alone to save them, would put much thought and energy into diligently and resolutely practicing good works. xv. This amounts to the same thing from Galatians 5. Whom the Son has set free, is free indeed, but use your freedom for good works. Or Ephesians 2, where God’s gift of grace leading to faith and salvation, produces a person doing good works that God the Father has laid out for them before the foundation of the world. You see we must understand that before Christ we were wretches unable to do good works to the standard of God (who by the way defines all that is good, since he is the definition of good). Jesus said to the rich young ruler – why do you call me good? There is none good but God. But by God alone we are changed. And that truth we receive in faith, frees us from ever attempting by works what we could never earn. But it also frees us to be godly people and to live righteously. We are now able to devote ourselves to good works, but before God’s grace we were doomed to be judged by our works. xvi. The only path to a life that may be careful to devote itself to good works, is a life where it was once dead and God made it alive in Christ. xvii. So, we have our bookend. Paul began this chapter exhorting Titus to remind the people to live holy lives toward unbelievers, why? Because of doctrine. Because of what we believe about ourselves and our salvation. And what will right doctrine produce? Holy lives toward others. xviii. Paul continues… c. [Slide 9] These things are excellent and profitable for people. i. What things? ii. Good works? Or the truths from the faithful saying? iii. Certainly, the good works of believers are excellent and profitable for people. iv. Certainly, we are a city on a hill, we are salt, our good works will drive people to glorify God. All this is true. v. However, Paul is not focused on the result of our good works, but rather the cause of them. vi. Indeed, the root cause of our good works and all good entirely is God’s lovingkindness which He lavishes on those who are His people. That love is excellent and profitable for people. vii. Even unbelievers benefit from God’s goodness to His elect. Even unbelievers profit from the truths of total depravity and God’s acting alone to save His people. viii. How do we know this? Well, we live in a society that has rejected the concept that man is inherently evil and wicked. We live in a world where man is good from birth. Not simply neutral which would be were Pelagian the heretic would have landed. Not potentially good which is where Jacobus Arminius would have landed. No. We have progressed now to mankind being born good. ix. So, question… has this worldview been profitable and excellent for people? x. Christianity in America has been overtaken with the belief that man can actually do something to get salvation from God. From as much as sacraments, penance, and ritual to as little as belief, most of Christianity in America believes that man must do something in order for God to give him salvation. He must cooperate with God in order for God to forgive him of sin. xi. So, question… has that been profitable for the visible church? Has the visible church been growing with true disciples? Or is it shrinking? xii. Indeed, if the church in America would only grasp and understand these concepts – that man is wicked and that God alone acts to save them from the slavery of their sin… the visible church would be very small – but it would also be quite healthy with far fewer fake Christians. d. [Slide 10] Passage Truth: So Paul tells Titus that faith in these teachings, the teachings of the gospel, produces what we need to devote ourselves to good works. The gospel flows naturally to good works. And the gospel which flows naturally to good works, is excellent and profitable for all people. e. Passage Application: So in application Titus must insist upon these teachings. He must not allow any wiggle room here. The teachings of man’s depravity and God acting alone to save him from it are absolute necessities if the gospel is to remain untainted and effective. f. [Slide 11] Broader Biblical Truth: Zooming out from this text to the whole of scripture we arrive at the exact same conclusion. The gospel of Christ, whispered in the 3rd chapter of Genesis, Loudly proclaimed in the final words of Revelation, and expounded through the pages in between, this gospel, when applied to the heart of a man, does irrevocably change that man to be a doer of good. A keeper of the law. A fruit bearing Christ imitator. And through history in the scriptures and beyond them, we’ve seen the profitability for all mankind when the true gospel is believed and lived by God’s people. g. Broader Biblical Application: Therefore, it is absolutely imperative that we INSIST upon this teaching. Verses 3 through 7 are not questionable teachings. They are not grey areas we must agree to disagree on. No. They are the core of the gospel. That mankind – all mankind – are slaves to sin, unwilling and unable to seek God, and that God alone, apart from any effort or work of man, does save men to the uttermost. If you struggle with either of these teachings… you need to come talk to me. You need to get this right. This is the gospel, and you cannot walk through this life disagreeing with the core of the gospel while thinking you still have it somehow. The true gospel is what brings forth life in us. Make sure you have it! Transition: [Slide 12] So, we have seen that the gospel when preached and lived, has a positive effect on the world. That means it is all the more important that we insist on these teachings and live them out. But what if someone doesn’t? What if someone is less interested in insisting on the gospel and more interested in insisting upon their own opinions or teachings? What do we do with these teachings? What do we do with them? II.) The gospel preached and lived is profitable for all men, so we must excommunicate those who refuse. (9-11) a. [Slide 13] 9 – But avoid foolish controversies, genealogies., dissensions, and quarrels about the law, i. As we’ve seen, this entire section focuses on the gospel being lived out toward different groups of people. ii. First to the church in chapter 2, then to unbelievers in chapter 3. iii. Now it seems that Paul may be moving to a third group. iv. Well, if we are talking about those in the church and those not in the church – who else is there? v. What about those who are false teachers? Those who are causing trouble in the church. The reason these people don’t quite fit into the church or those outside the church is because they seem like they are a part of the church but they are teaching things that are worthless and unprofitable. vi. Paul advises that true gospel believers, people whose lives have been radically changed by the gospel will do what? vii. They will not seek out and engage in foolish controversies. viii. So, what constitutes a foolish controversy? ix. This is fairly difficult to try to define. x. And I think we are tempted in two different directions. 1. We are tempted to under-interpret this. Meaning that there is no such thing as a foolish controversy over anything in the scripture. So, everything in scripture is worthy of controversy and integral to the gospel. Therefore, it must be defended. If we interpret foolish controversies this way – we will always be fighting with one another. Such people bounce from church to church having been “run out” of every one because “the church was not concerned about the scriptures.” 2. On the other hand, we can be tempted to over-interpret this. Meaning that almost everything in scripture is not worth defending. If we interpret foolish controversies this way. key doctrines start falling by the wayside. This results in people rejecting the inspiration of the bible, the 6 day creation, the law of God, original sin, and pretty soon you have a church that stands for very little except a vague notion of Jesus that is not quite found in scripture. xi. So how do we strike that balance? How do we make sure we are not engaging in a foolish controversy, but that we also defend the things that actually matter. I think Paul has given us some clues in this very text. Both from what came before and what comes after. 1. First, he told Titus to insist upon the truths of the faithful saying. That mankind is wicked and depraved, slaves to sin, and unable to seek God – that seems like something that is not a foolish controversy. If that teaching is under attack – defend it. That God the triune does act alone to save a man from this state is also a truth worthy of defense. Even separation. Paul says – insist on these things. 2. Second, earlier in chapter 2 he tells Titus to not allow people to ignore his teaching, about what? The fact that God’s grace radically changes us to be free of lawlessness and to become a people who are eager to do good. So clearly Paul puts this in the “defend this teaching” camp. 3. Finally, in the things that follow we see some common threads. a. Genealogies. What is meant by this? Well in I Timothy we saw how at this time genealogies were used to add legends to or mythicize the scriptures. Turning them into words to build upon. So generally, any teaching that adds to the plain teaching of scripture, and does not attack the truths we just mentioned, should be something we avoid being drawn into fights over. b. Dissensions. Things that cause people to lose their tempers, or become needlessly heated are indications of things that ought to be avoided. If something is the truth no matter who believes it, it is easier to remain calm when defending it. If something is what you believe, it almost becomes a defense of yourself when someone attacks it. Therefore, instead of defending, you attack. That is a clue that it may be something to avoid fighting over. c. Quarrels about the law – This probably refers to the level to which someone should conform to the law of Moses. How Jewish does a Christian need to look? It is important to note that this is not in a pre-conversion context. In that, people need to be Jewish before being a Christian. Such a controversy would be worth defending the truth, as Paul does in Galatians. But, after becoming a Christian and then quarreling over the dietary laws, or meat offered to idols or other such things… this is what Paul is referring to. And so, controversies about things that concern practice and are somewhat grey in scripture – are to be avoided. When they aren’t avoided, they divide people and the diversity of the church diminishes. And by diversity I am not referring to race, but rather to perspective and practice. Christian metal enthusiasts and Hymns only Christians should be able to worship together. Sadly – they do not. And many churches actually separate the services so they don’t have to see each other. What a shame. b. [Slide 14] For they are unprofitable and worthless. i. Such conflicts over things that do not matter are wholly worthless and unprofitable. No one grows by them, no one learns by them, and all leave wounded from them. ii. This stands in direct contrast to the excellent and profitable nature of the truths in the faithful saying from verses 3 through 7. iii. So, Paul has shown what true believers are to do with the teachings of these people. Namely, they must avoid the teachings and the controversies. But what about the people themselves? c. [Slide 15] 10 – As for a person who stirs up division, i. So again, these are folks who appear to be a part of the church, but have come in and starting insisting on these foolish controversies, raising up strife, and ultimately not profiting the church or the watching world around them. ii. It should be noted that a person does not necessarily need to be a false teacher or promote a worthless or unprofitable teaching in order to be one who stirs up division. iii. Certainly, this seems to be where Paul is going – but the principle is sound and should be applied to all who stir up division. iv. So, what should the Cretans do with such a person who is stirring up division? d. [Slide 16] After warning him once and then twice, have nothing more to do with him, i. Three strikes and you are out. ii. What is going on here? iii. This gives us a pattern for how to deal with those who wish to insist upon controversial or foolish disputes. iv. First, the church as a whole, probably the leadership themselves will warn the individual that such teaching to which they are so aggressively clinging, is not excellent or profitable. It is not something that conforms to the level of faithful truth that we should insist upon and cling to. v. Therefore, they should stop insisting upon this teaching and stop stirring up division. vi. Applying this to any sort of division making, we can follow similar rules as it conforms to the general pattern for church discipline. Except of course that it is already a public matter. vii. After a second warning, the church is to excommunicate the individual if they persist. viii. This seems harsh right? Why should the church do this? e. [Slide 17] 11 – knowing that such a person is warped and sinful; he is self-condemned. i. A person who is unwilling to listen to the warnings of the church leadership and the church body… ii. A person who is so tied to his own opinion that he is willing to stir up division in the church over it… iii. Such a person is both full of sin and twisted. They are self-condemned. What does this last part mean? They are self-condemned? iv. Their desire for division and to be always right is what condemns them to excommunication. Although the church actually puts them in the “nothing to do with” category – ultimately the divisive person has no one to blame but themselves. f. [Slide 18] Passage Truth: Paul continues to put forward the idea that the gospel preached and lived is profitable for all men. But not only must Titus insist upon these teachings… g. Passage Application: Titus must insist on these teachings to the extent that any who continues to oppose and divide the church over other teachings, are excommunicated. h. [Slide 19] Broader Biblical Truth: Again we don’t need to look far to find that the true gospel preached and lived is impacting on the church and the world around us. i. Broader Biblical Application: But the other application in this text from this truth, is that the gospel’s purity and living needs to be kept to the extent that those who would cause division would be excommunicated from the church. This applies to any who would overemphasize teachings that are not the gospel, or underemphasize teachings that are, or teachings that cast aside good works. The overall perspective is a submission to the apostles teachings and the gospel given down through the church age. Any who would divide over the clear gospel, must be warned twice and then excommunicated. Conclusion: [Slide 20]So how can we apply this text to our lives today at CBC? What should we as a church take away from all this? Actually, this message today is extremely applicable to the state of the universal church in America and our church locally. I know – you are so shocked right?
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En tant que principal interlocuteur de l'Etat sur les questions d'organisation du culte musulman en France, le Conseil français du culte musulman (CFCM) est intégré aux discussions sur la loi sur les séparatismes. Mais cette organisation, traversée par des conflits internes, est fragilisée notamment par son manque de représentativité. Et cela pourrait porter atteinte à l'efficacité de la loi.
An installment from Dr. Egan's sermon series "The Flesh And The Spirit" message titled "Outburst of Wrath, Selfish Ambitions, Dissensions, and Heresies"
Lust versus self-control, hatred versus kindness, selfish ambition versus joy, murder versus gentleness. Sounds like quite a series of contrasts doesn’t it? They are polar opposites like night and day. That’s exactly the situation when we contrast what we might want to do versus what God wants us to do. In this episode, we examine what the Bible describes as the lusts or Works of the Flesh.What does the Bible teach about the war between the flesh and the Spirit?We examine the Works of the Flesh we must cast off: Adultery and Fornication, Uncleanness and Lewdness, Idolatry and Sorcery, Hatred and Contentions, Jealousies and Outbursts of Wrath, Selfish Ambitions and Dissensions, Heresies and Envy, Murders and Drunkenness, Revelries and the Like
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Dissensions, disputes, doctrine, decrees, disagreements and division - Part 2 October 27th, 2019 - Sunday Morning Service. Technical difficulties during recording. Made it sound the best we could could. Hopefully the Lord blesses you while listening. Thank you.
10/20/2019 - Dissensions, disputes, doctrine, decrees, disagreements and division - Part 1
When we come together as a church, we come under ONE BODY of Christ. As such, disunity within God's family leads a withholding of His blessings. Can we even afford to fight amongst each other after all Jesus' has sacrificed for us? Pr Wong Sum Keong speaks from Matthew 18. Connect with us through social media at http://tiny.cc/sibklchurch and visit us at www.sibkl.org.my
In this devotion we look at the remaining works of the flesh that are against our brothers in Christ. They outburst of anger, disputes, dissensions, factions, and envy.
In this devotion we look at the remaining works of the flesh that are against our brothers in Christ. They outburst of anger, disputes, dissensions, factions, and envy.
Dissensions et avis divergents dans cet épisode de Procrastination ! Qu’est-ce qu’une scène ? À quoi cela peut servir dans la construction d’un récit ? Laurent l’aborde plutôt à travers l’angle de la session d’écriture et de lecture, Lionel par celui de l’édifice narratif, et Mélanie se trouve entre les deux. Finalement, divers angles d’approche pour recouvrir la même réalité ! Références citées ! - Psychose (film d’Alfred Hitchcock) - Mes secrets d’écrivain, Elizabeth George - Ghost in the Shell (film de Mamoru Oshii) - Harry Potter et la Chambre des Secrets, J. K. Rowling
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Reference to a shared YouTube clip from "The Newsroom" which is sadly on-point for this episode, and which you can see on my Podbusker.com blog. The original text from Congress.gov Book Theme: "Prelude in C Major" from Kevin MacLeod Show Theme: "Canon in D" from Owen Poteat Comments via the https://www.speakpipe.com/grizzlysgrowls Comment Line: 218-234-CALL 218-234-2255 Contributions: https://www.patreon.com/grizzlysgrowls
We fight amongst ourselves, but we're still family even so. The original text from Congress.gov Book Theme: "Prelude in C Major" from Kevin MacLeod Show Theme: "Canon in D" from Owen Poteat Comments via the https://www.speakpipe.com/grizzlysgrowls Comment Line: 218-234-CALL 218-234-2255 Contributions: https://www.patreon.com/grizzlysgrowls
We fight amongst ourselves, but we're still family even so. The original text from Congress.gov Book Theme: "Prelude in C Major" from Kevin MacLeod Show Theme: "Canon in D" from Owen Poteat Comments via the https://www.speakpipe.com/grizzlysgrowls Comment Line: 218-234-CALL 218-234-2255 Contributions: https://www.patreon.com/grizzlysgrowls
Pastor Andy Davis preaches on Galatians 5:19-21, and urges us to be alert to the negative impacts of the acts of the flesh in our souls. - SERMON TRANSCRIPT - Recently, some historians have studied the ancient world and have studied the Roman Empire in particular. Some historians have argued that lead poisoning may have contributed to the fall of the Roman Empire. One expert focused his work on the way that Aristocratic Romans would boil honey in lead pots to make a sweetener called defrutum and then they'd boil it down even further to something even sweeter called sapa. The Romans found that if they boil them in copper, it gave a bitter kind of taste but the lead gave a sweet kind of taste and they actually liked it. They would wait until it would all get dried and they would scrape it off and they'd sweeten things with it, this combination of lead and honey. So these sweeteners were used in many ways with meats and wines and many other foods that they ate every day. But the problem was the high temperatures that caused the lead and the honey to mix, made a poison called Lead Acetate. And this poison would accumulate slowly in their bodies and destroy them, weakening them gradually and eventually killing them. Now the scholar that was focusing on this argued that this gradual poisoning contributed to the fall of the Roman Empire. Now, many have debated on whether that's true or not but, no one can debate that boiling things in lead and then drinking it is not good for us. And it got me to think about the passage that we're looking at today, "The deeds of the flesh." And I want to liken all of these sins as poison masquerading in honey, which accumulates in our souls and gradually weakens all who indulge in it. The honey taste of sin has been poisoning the human race since the garden of Eden. And it continues to spiritually poison people all over the world, and it poisons all of us who indulge in it as well. And I want to look at this list of spiritual poisons, the deeds of the flesh which the Spirit actively warns us against every moment of our lives. And I want to do so in the context of asking the question, what kind of life is it that leads to heaven? "The honey taste of sin has been poisoning the human race since the garden of Eden. And it continues to spiritually poison people all over the world, and it poisons all of us who indulge in it as well." I. What Kind of Life Leads to Heaven? Now, the context of this question and of this whole passage is, the epistle of the Galatians, which we've been studying for many months now. The apostle Paul took up his pen to write to a bunch of churches that he had planted. They had had from him the pure gospel of salvation through faith in Jesus Christ. But after he left, some false teachers had come in and had begun to preach a false gospel which Paul said was no gospel at all. These false teachers taught a gospel of faith in Jesus, plus obedience to the laws of Moses, equals ultimate salvation. Now, Paul instead preached very plainly and wrote in Galatians very plainly the correction. Justification by faith in Jesus alone for the forgiveness of sins. Now, the Galatians were in danger of legalism, and the idea of having begun by simply hearing this gospel with faith, by the power of the Spirit, having begun by the Spirit, they were trying to be perfected by the flesh, by efforts, by self focused efforts. So, Paul preaches very plainly over many chapters the beautiful, simple, clear gospel of forgiveness of sins by faith in Jesus alone, apart from works. And what a liberating, what a freeing message that is for the human race. We are justified by faith and not by works. But the problem is the most common accusation against this liberating gospel, the freedom of this gospel, is that salvation by grace alone leads to lawlessness. The accusation is that it leads to the idea that you can live however you want. Over and over in history, the true gospel has led to this accusation of this false understanding. The bad remedy is always the same, legalism. That if we get serious about the law, that the law contains within itself the power for its own obedience. And that we're on our own and that we are forgiven for past transgressions by present or future obedience to the law, that's the essence of legalism by the way. We have sin, the law accuses us, the only way to make it right in the legalistic way of thinking is, by present or future obedience to the same laws. That's what legalism is, that's the wrong answer. Legalistic approaches have filled up church history, and so Paul addresses the false definition of legalism here in Galatians 5. Here's the answer instead, is the freedom of the Spirit-filled life. The power of the indwelling Holy Spirit, that's his answer. Not by combining Jesus and Moses, but by understanding the progression of salvation, from justification by faith alone apart from works. A transition then made to sanctification by the power of the indwelling Holy Spirit whereby, we obey the precepts of the moral law, not for the payment of past transgressions, but because it's the most beautiful and the most fruitful possible life we could ever live. In which the Holy Spirit leads us back now to the moral law, love God with all your heart, love your neighbors as yourself and enables us to fulfill it. Ultimately, then, a battle, a consistent battle and we'll talk about that in the immediate context here, between the flesh and the Spirit in which we struggle but we grow in godliness, becoming more and more like Jesus, ultimately ending in glorification. This glorification happens instantaneously when God, by his sovereign grace, ends the struggle forever. We are rescued from our sin and brought into heaven and there we'll live in holiness forever. That's the true salvation plan of God. Justification is the beginning of the Christian life, the total forgiveness of all of our sins is by faith alone, apart from any works of the law. But justification always leads to sanctification, and sanctification is a gradual, slow, difficult process by which the Spirit works powerfully inside us first to recognize sin, see it for what it is. Secondly, to hate it as God hates it, and thirdly to put sin to death by the power of the Spirit more and more. So that's sanctification. So the key question that comes to us "How can I know I am justified?" That's a question of assurance. The answer's found in this chapter. The Spirit's work in the life of the true believer results in fruit that can be seen and known. The lifestyle, the regular patterns of life from the heart leading to specific patterns of action proves the reality of God's saving work in a soul. Galatians 5:16-26, the section we're in right now in Galatians, is a powerful diagnostic tool for answering the question "Am I a Christian? Have I been justified? Are my sins forgiven?" And it does at first negatively, by addressing things that must not be part of the Christian life, the acts of the flesh. And then positively, the fruit of the Spirit, the traits that must characterize the Christian, negatively and positively, that's what we're looking at. So how can I know I'm a Christian? Do you see increasingly the sins that are listed that you heard Chris read? Do you see them increasingly weakening and dying in your life by the power of the Spirit? And positively, we'll see next week, do we see more and more of the fruit of the Spirit in our lives by the power of the Spirit? Do we see Christ-like character traits? That’s how you can know that you're a Christian. Key question number two then, which we've already asked, what kind of life leads to heaven? Justification is understandable doctrinally, we get it. We get the idea that sins can be instantaneously forgiven by simply believing in Jesus. It's hard to believe almost, sometimes it's that easy, but it's true. But how can I know it's actually happened to me. Paul's answer then is to look at the pattern of your life, the lifestyle. And the life characterized by the works of the flesh leads to destruction, it leads to hell. But the life characterized by the fruit of the Spirit is the only one that leads to heaven. "The life characterized by the works of the flesh leads to destruction, it leads to hell. But the life characterized by the fruit of the Spirit is the only one that leads to heaven." So in the immediate context in verse 16, Paul gives a command, "So I say walk by the Spirit," or "live by the Spirit." So it's a command to live your daily life in the power of the Holy Spirit, the indwelling Spirit. Secondly, believe this promise, if you do that, if you walk by the Spirit, you will not gratify the lusts of the flesh. The promise that we have, that the Spirit, the indwelling Spirit and walking by the Spirit is powerful and effective for killing sins of the flesh. We should, thirdly, expect constant warfare. Verse 17: "For the flesh yearns or desires what is contrary to the Spirit and the Spirit yearns or desires what is contrary to the flesh. They're at odds with each other so that you do not do what you want." So we are divided beings, we're struggling, we're spiritual schizophrenics. We don't fully do anything in this life, we don't fully serve God. We don't fully serve sin ever because of this division so we expect constant warfare. We're not looking for perfectionism. We're not looking for release in this life. We know we're going to be at war, we must be at war. As a matter of fact, if we're not at war, we're dead in our transgressions and sins. We've got to be at war. We've got to be fighting by the Spirit. And so we must wage war in a new way. Verse 18 says we need to understand our new status we are not under law. We are led by the Spirit. We are in a whole new way of living now. By the power of the Spirit, led by the Spirit, we can live a holy life. So we've talked about that. Now today, we're going to be talking about the works of the flesh negatively, and then next week, God willing, the fruit of the Spirit. That's where we are in context. II. The Works of the Flesh (verses 19-21) So let's look now at the works of the flesh, verses 19-21. "Now the works of the flesh are evident: [Paul says] sexual immorality, impurity and debauchery or sensuality, idolatry, sorcery or witchcraft, enmity, strife, jealousy, fits of anger, rivalries, dissensions, divisions, envy, drunkenness, orgies and things like these or the like." Paul here gives one of many sin lists that there are in the Bible. The Bible gives sin lists, and this is one of the sin lists, not the only one. And the purpose of this sin list is a diagnostic tool for the heart. You can diagnose your heart. I like to sometimes talk about salvation in a therapeutic or healing sense. Jesus is the good physician. It's not the healthy who need a doctor but the sick. We are sick with sin and we need a good diagnosis. We need to be told the truth. Sin is a disease of the soul, and so the heart, controlled by the flesh is powerfully diagnosed or exposed by this list. As we read this list, we see described in a powerful way what the life of the flesh looks like. Again, people ask what is the flesh? We went through all that in a previous sermon but I just simply say the flesh is that part of you that produces this list. Whatever part of you that makes you do these things, that's what the flesh is. Called sin nature, indwelling sin, etcetera. There are 15 sins listed here, comprehensive and thorough diagnostic tool. Now, not every sin that you could commit is listed here, not at all. There's a longer sin list at the end of Roman's chapter 1 which covers ground that isn't covered here. All right, there's no actual comprehensive sin list, all right? But this is meant to be suggestive and it's a comprehensive diagnostic tool and not every sinner commits every sin on this list or even commits most of them on a daily basis but these are actual heart states that characterize the unregenerate heart. These are actions of the heart state that characterize an unregenerate heart. They also are patterns of habit of habitual sins that Christians have as well that we must be putting to death by the Spirit. So it's both of that. It's both got a message of warning to the unbeliever and it's got a message of warning to the believer, as well. The key issue for us as Christians are habit patterns, not the occasional foray. All right, we'll make this point more clearly at the end but every Christian occasionally displays some aspects of this list from time to time. But no Christian is continually characterized by this list. So let's look at this sin list in general. He talks first about the works of the flesh, notice he's going to contrast it, we'll talk about this more next week, with the fruit of the Spirit. It's an intentional change from works to fruit and we'll talk about that next time but this is what the works of the flesh, these are the works that the flesh produces. The unredeemed nature, the sin nature. The works of the flesh is what the flesh desires, verse 17. What does the flesh desire? It desires to do these things. That's what it wants. It wants to do these things. The Holy Spirit hates them and wants you not do these things, so that's where the battle lines are drawn and the flesh produces these things in the lifestyle of the unredeemed person and is seeking to do them in the lifestyle of the Christian. Now Paul says, "The works of the flesh are evident" or they are obvious. You could take this in a couple of ways; one is to just say look, everyone know what they are, okay? And I think there's to some degree a truth to this where even non-Christians have somewhat of the moral law written in their created being, they have a conscience and they're aware, although not perfectly aware, that these things are wrong, okay? They're evident or obvious. Most societies have laws against many of these things or see the wickedness of them and don't argue against them, although that doesn't always stay the same. We, Christians, we have experience with these sins in daily life and we can identify them. When we see them in practice, we know they're evil, so this isn't some shocking surprise to find out that these things are evil. We're not shocked by this, we're aware, it makes sense. We know that these things are evil, even the pagans know that they're evil. They come to us in four groupings. First, sins of sexuality: The first three, sexual immorality, impurity and debauchery. The second are sins of religion: Idolatry and sorcery or witchcraft. The third division, the largest, are sins of relationship. So enmity, strife, jealousy, fits of anger, rivalries, dissensions, divisions, and envy. And the fourth are sins of dissipated living or lack of self-control, such as drunkenness and orgies. Again, this list is not exhaustive but comprehensive. "Things like these," Paul says "and such like or things like these." So he's acknowledging right in the text, there are more besides. But this is a very comprehensive list and it covers many aspects of human life and it is sufficient to diagnose the human heart and the spiritual condition of any person. Now, let's look at this sin list, the list of the flesh, the acts of the flesh in detail. The first three, as I've said, are sexual in nature, the deeds of the flesh are sexual. The first one is sexual immorality, the Greek word is "porneia" which will sound familiar to us from which we get the word pornography, sexual sins of any kind. The Greco Roman world was known for its sexual openness, tolerance of all manners of sexual appetites and practices. When the gospel came to a Greek or Roman town or city and people began to be converted, massive changes in the sexual area were obvious in the lives of these Christians. In 1 Thessalonians 4:3-5, the apostle Paul writes this to the Thessalonians, he said, "It is God's will that you should be holy or sanctified, that you should avoid sexual immorality. That each of you should learn to control his own body in a way that is holy and honorable, not in passionate lust like the heathen who do not know God." So it's very clear. This is a consistent teachings, not just one or two verses. Again and again this issue of sexual purity. Now, we know that sex is a great weakness for the human race, it is a major breach. If you could picture your soul like a walled fortress, this is a breach in the wall to which the enemy is focusing a ton of attention. So you know if you're standing on the walls and you see all of the soldiers, the enemy soldiers running to a particular place, they think they found a weakness, they think they found a way in and they want to destroy you by that way. Well, that's what's going on in the sexual area. Tremendous amount of satanic activity in this area so we must know that it's a weakness. How much effort does Satan put toward sexual immorality, every single day from the moment that Adam and Eve ate the fruit and their eyes were opened and they realized that they were naked and they began sewing clothes for themselves, sex has been corrupted and is a major weakness. In Paul's era, sexual immorality was rampant, and as I've said, and Christians were specifically set apart from their pagan neighbors by their commitment to sexual holiness. They didn't visit the temple prostitutes, male and female prostitutes, they just stopped that pattern of life. They were holy with one another. The Gospel changed the way that people live sexually. Many commandments in the New Testament point to this issue. The second word in the list, impurity, literally uncleanness. Uncleanness is just a general word seen, I think, especially in a sexual light. Impure thoughts leading to impure actions, has anything to do with anything that will make someone spiritually unclean especially in the sexual area. And then debauchery or sensuality, this would be a total lack of self-constraint resulting in behavior that violates all bounds of what's socially acceptable. In our culture, this kind of person would be called a party animal, let's say. Somebody who's just thrown off constraint, they're living for the next thrill, maybe addicted to recreational drugs and or alcohol. Also frequently has a sexual side to it, a person who moves from one sexual experience to the next, to the next with increasing addiction, increasing appetite and boldness. Well, what about in our context, what's going on in our day? Well in our day and age, we see Satan's constant assault in the world's sexual gluttony, there are movies and TV programs, and internet pornography and articles, and all kind of things that are constantly appealing to our lust in this area. Specifically in the issue of internet pornography, it's a $13 billion industry every year in the US alone, $13 billion spent on this sin every year. Since the start of 2013, there have been 2.6 billion searches for internet pornography, one in five mobile searches are for porn, one in five, 20% of them. 60% of male church-going professing believers have viewed internet pornography in the last year, similar stats for women. In general, our society is rushing head long toward a similar sexual immorality that characterized pagan Rome, in which marriage is dishonored, homosexuality is celebrated. We see it happening before our very eyes in various areas, for example fornication. Fornication is rampant; premarital sex is the norm on college campuses. Contrary to the river of sexual immorality is the biblical conception of marriage. The most powerful, complex image of Christ's relationship with the church is marriage. Jesus gives very clear teaching on marriage, in Matthew 19: "Haven't you read, He said, that the beginning, the Creator made them male and female, and said for this reason, a man will leave his father and mother, and be united to his wife. And they will become one flesh, so they are no longer two but one. What God has joined together, let man not separate." Now, one of the things on the homosexuality issue that I find interesting, is people saying that Jesus never addressed the topic. I can see the fact that he doesn't say the words homosexuality, but instead what he does, and that question comes up in the issue of divorce, he goes above the immediate question of divorce, as I would say, he goes above the immediate question of homosexuality. And Jesus talks about God's intention in very clear gender-based terms. "Haven't you read that at the beginning, the Creator made them male and female? And said, for this reason, a man will leave his father and mother, and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh, so they're no longer two but one. What God has joined together, let man not separate." So Jesus does address it very plainly. Paul says in Ephesians 5 that marriage is a profound mystery. It's a picture of Christ and the church. And so therefore, we have this spiritual consummation language at the end of the Bible. In Revelation 21, when the new Jerusalem comes down like a bride, prepared as a bride, beautifully dressed for her husband. And there's a beautiful spiritual consummation, not physical because there's no need for procreation at that point. Jesus said at the resurrection, they neither marry nor give in marriage, they're like the angels in heaven. But there is a beautiful picture of the unity between Christ and the church. Well, that's the standard, that's what the Bible teaches on sexuality. Christians are called on therefore, to be absolutely celibate sexually, outside of covenant marriage, heterosexual marriage between one man, one woman. But they are to enjoy sexual unity within covenant marriage as a gift from God. And that's a healthy way to understand the sexual relationship. Well, these standards are clearly under open assault in our day and age, at every level. We must stand against these assaults, these are called the acts of the flesh. And we must stand, we've got to be at war by the Spirit against all the motions of the flesh. Go back to my opening illustration, this stuff is spiritual poison, it kills the soul. I guess what troubles me, is in this day and age, we're being told that to tell the truth of someone who's drinking spiritual poison every day, and say, "Would you please," with tears coming down your face, "would you please put the poison down, I don't want you to die," is unloving. It's not unloving to tell people the truth. It's not unloving to tell them that they're killing their souls. That's not unloving. Jesus said it's not the healthy who need a doctor but the sick. "I've not come to call the righteous but sinners to repentance." And so we need to tell the truth to our generation that this stuff is poison. Put it down. We need to be at war first within ourselves, we need to be at war against fornication by the Spirit. Christians need to be sexually pure before marriage. We must avoid any hint of sexual immorality. Just because so many other college students and young people are "hooking up," as the term goes, doesn't change God's standard at all. We need to be at war against pornography by the Spirit, as we've already mentioned, Christians need to hate this sin as the spiritual poison it is, it destroy souls. We need to war against adultery by the Spirit. How many marriages are destroyed because husband or wife are led into other relationships? How much anguish? How many tears are wept because of this sin? How many pastoral ministries have been ruined because pastors have gotten into this sin? How many divorces have sprung from this adultery? How many children's lives have been ruined by it? This too is spiritual poison. And we must war against homosexuality by the Spirit in the same way. This is an obvious target for Satan's agenda in our day and age. We are being systematically trained to think differently about this sin. Resist it! We need to tell people who are poisoning themselves the truth and it is not unloving to do it. I would commend to you this therapeutic model of speech that I've given to you. I think it will stand up better than other patterns will. You say all of us are drinking poison. Jesus remedies us. You're drinking poison, I don't want you to die. I don't know how you accuse a person like that especially if they've got genuine humility and they're pointing to Christ with tears coming down their face of anything less than love, but they'll try. The warning is very clear at the end of our passage. Those who live like this, "I warned you, that they will not inherit the kingdom of God." 1 Corinthians 6:9-11 is clear about it as well, "Do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived, neither the sexually immoral nor idolaters nor adulterers nor men who practice homosexuality nor thieves nor the greedy nor drunkards nor revilers nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God. And such were some of you." What a blessed word that word “were” is. God is able to transform every sinner on that list to make it a past tense. Praise God! We're being told that that actually can't happen in the area of homosexuality but the word stands it is absolutely possible Christ has transforming power. Listen to the rest of the verse. "But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of our Lord Jesus and by the Spirit of God." So that's the hope we point toward in all of these sexual sins. We must speak the truth in love. We must not be bullied into false doctrine or false ministry. The gospel is the only remedy for these sexual sins. "The gospel is the only remedy for these sexual sins." Let's tell people the truth, so they can be saved from sin and find the light in God's standards living holy and upright lives. Let's courageously resist the temptation to cave in on this. And let's courageously resist the temptation to cave in in whatever ways you are caving in sexually, and not assume it's just out there. All the deeds of the flesh are poison, all of them. The Holy Spirit hates them all because he loves us. And we must fight these sins, each of them for our spiritual lives depend on us putting them to death. Remember what John Owen said which I quoted last week, "The vigor, power, and comfort of our spiritual life depend on the mortification of the deeds of the flesh." So turn those words around. You will be, not vigorous, not powerful and not comforted in your Christian life if you don't put sins to death. You'll be weak, emaciated and have no assurance. You must mortify, said Owen. You must make it your daily work, you must be constantly at it while you live. Cease not a day from this work. Be killing sin or sin will be killing you. If we sin secretly in these areas, we are constantly testing God, challenging him to act as avenger against us. I believe it is a responsibility of each person to assess themselves sexually. And if your right eye is causing you to sin then you gouge it out and you throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to go into hell. And if your right hand is causing you to sin then it's your job to cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to go into hell. If the church does it for you, we have become legalistic. It's the churches job to speak these truths to you and you put them into practice. We can't go rummaging through the closets of people's lives, that's your job. Rummage through your own closets. But know this, God sees everything. He knows what you're doing, don't tempt him to act as avenger against his holy law. Be holy because he is holy. It says in Hebrews 13:4, "Marriage should be honored by all, and the marriage bed kept pure, for God will judge the adulterer and all the sexually immoral." And it says earlier in that same book "our God is a consuming fire." So flea sexual sin by the Spirit and fight sexual sin by the Spirit. The next sins listed are sins of religion, idolatry obviously associated with pagan religions, the worship of anything apart from the true and living God. It goes from false religion like Hinduism and Buddhism all the way to materialism and greed which is idolatry. Now the basic definition on idolatry is in Romans 1:25, "They exchanged the truth of God for a lie and worshipped and served created things rather than the creator who's forever praised. Amen." So when some created thing takes God's place in your affections, some created thing supplants God as the uppermost goal of your life, that's idolatry. Tim Keller calls idols "God's substitutes" or "rival gods." It's what your thoughts go effortlessly to when nothing else is demanding your attention. Career advancement, a dream home, a relationship with a particular person. One or two day dreams does not constitute idolatry. But ask this, what do you habitually think about to get joy and comfort in the privacy of your heart? What do you spend your money on? What gets your emotions roiling and boiling and churning? Idols tend to be at the root of all these things. Now, a formalized system of false religion is the work of the flesh. So that's false religion but so also are these things called "heart idols." He also mentioned this word "sorcery" or "witchcraft." The Greek word is "pharmakeia," from which we get pharmacy or pharmaceutical, but it goes back in that day and age to the use of poisons and chemicals for making secret brews and all that, but it extends to the secret arts, witchcraft, etcetera. I used to pastor in Topsail, Massachusetts near Salem, and Salem has something like 3,000 registered witches. As a matter of fact, there was this one witch Laurie Cabot who has designated the official witch of the state of Massachusetts. I don't know why we needed an official witch. But if we needed one, Laurie Cabot was it. And her house was a shrine of the black arts, people would go all year round to see the things in her home. We have more and more interest in the supernatural and witchcraft in our age, it's probably going to get worse. Also possible application here is recreational drug use with the word "pharmakeia." So people that are living for or addicted to recreational drugs, it's an act of the flesh. Now, the next eight sins on the list are all sins of relationship, sins of relationship. He begins with hatred, a state of hostility between people, deep seated resentments, bitterness, deep desire for revenge or retaliation. It could go as deep as racism or the kind of hatred that Nazis had for Jews, in the 1930s, or that perhaps Jews had for Germans or Nazis after World War II. Things like that. Serbs might have for Croats and Croats for Serbs, etcetera. Deep-seated things or it could go just to neighbors who, because of a bunch of things that have happened, just hate each other. He mentioned discord which is strife or quarreling, bickering, arguing, just not getting along, just not getting along. Just want you to know, praise God, they get along in heaven. Amen. They just do, they like each other and they just get along in heaven. There's no discord in heaven. I can't wait to be there but I need to get cured first. Amen. Maybe you might need to as well. So in a marriage we're talking about husbands and wives unable to get along or get through a day without arguing, spending their time bickering. It could be in the church, people arguing or bickering in the halls or at church conferences or after church conferences or before church conferences. It could be in the workplace, it could be in government, military, just wherever people get together, you have discord. By the way, isn't it interesting how in the same sin list, you can have sins that you wouldn't think of participating in, sorcery, almost side by side with those that you probably participate in every day, discord. But God hates them all, he hates them all. They're all acts of the flesh. He talks about jealousy, which is a passionate commitment to self; coveting, yearning for what someone else has. Secretly jealous if someone else is honored or promoted or praised or received some kind of earthly benefit. Fits of rage or anger, sinful anger. Obviously, somebody who can't control their temper, shouting, yelling, face getting all red, veins bulging. James calls anger "moral filth" like radioactive waste. This human anger is usually wicked and sinful. Would you say in any year, okay, let's say you get angry 100 times in a year, what percentage of those are righteous indignation because the glory of God has been impugned? Come on, be honest. I wouldn't put it at 99 out of 100, I have to go out to 1000 and then I might get a few righteous indignations in there. Usually, my anger is selfish. Somebody has crossed me in some way, somebody's inconvenienced me in some way, somebody hasn't honored me in some way, probably the same is true of you. Fits of rage are acts of the flesh. Selfish ambition is just that careerism and yearning to get to be top dog, to be in charge so that you're honored and worshipped in some kind of way. Dissensions, we just talked about pretty much it's hard to see a distinction between them. Strife, arguments, discord, people not getting along. Think of how many times you and your spouse have argued, all of them acts of the flesh. Or you and your roommate or you and your brother or sister. You and a neighbor, you and a co-worker. Think of all the dissensions that poison church life. Think of all the disagreements that make church life unpleasant. Think of how the sin of dissensions ruins joyful family life and church life all over the world. And then factions, the idea of party Spirit. "I follow Paul, I follow Apollos, I follow Cephas." Factions like gang warfare, the crips and the bloods or the blues and the reds, things like that. Factions or party Spirit, those are acts of the flesh. And then envy, again, I don't see a lot of difference between that and jealousy except maybe you're focused on a specific privilege or possession, something, a covetous heart. All of these things come from the acts of the flesh. Envy is the opposite of contentment. Contentment, it says in Psalms 16, "the boundary lines have fallen for me in pleasant places, surely I have a delightful inheritance." I'm happy with my wife, happy with my kids, happy with my job, I'm content with my possessions, I don't need anything else, I have the Lord, he is my heavenly Father, I've forgiveness of sins I don't need anything else. And so I'm content with the boundary lines, they've fallen for me in pleasant places, Psalm 16. Envy has David up on the roof looking at another man's wife and lusting after her, and wanting her, and taking her. Or it has wicked king Ahab looking at some guy's vineyard and killing him so he can get it. All of these things are acts of the flesh. And then the last two have to do with just a loss, total loss of self-control, drunkenness and orgies. If you put them together you could picture the kind of wild parties in which people are losing all self-control getting drunk and doing wicked things. III. The Terrifying Warning (verse 21) All right, so that's the sin list. Paul then gives in verse 21 a terrifying warning. "I warn you as I did before, that those who live like this will not inherit the kingdom of God." How can we hear that? How do you hear that warning, that those who live like this? Well, to inherit the kingdom of God, that's the goal of our salvation. Right? So it means to live eternally with God in his heaven. People dominated by the flesh will not go to heaven, that's what Paul is saying, they will not inherit the kingdom of God. Same thing he said in 1 Corinthians 6:9, "Do you not know that the wicked will not inherit the kingdom of God, do not be deceived." So living like this means the heart is unregenerate, this is the broad road that leads to destruction. Now, Christians can and do stray into sin from time to time, or else how could we understand Romans 7, Paul saying in verses 15 and following, "I do not understand what I do, for what I want to do I do not but what I hate I do." What could that be other than the acts of the flesh? "What I hate I do, and if I do what I do not want to do I agree that the law is good as it is, it is no longer I who do it but it is sin living in me that does it." So sin living in me, that's the flesh, produces these things. Paul, at the end of that section says, "What a wretched man I am, who will rescue me from this body of death? Thanks be to God through Jesus Christ our Lord," Jesus will rescue us from this. Either at the second coming when in a flash, in a twinkling of the eye at the last trumpet we will be changed forever or at your death. And you will leave it behind and you will never sin again. But in the mean time we grievously sin in these areas. Now, unregenerate people have the mind of the flesh, they live for these things, they plan for these things, they love these things, they go after these things. Spirit-filled Christians hate them but can't seem to stop doing them. There's an intrinsic difference. Christians hunger and thirst for righteousness as the beatitudes say, "Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness," but we just can't seem to pull it off daily. We yearn for it but we don't do it. Non-Christians just have the mind of the flesh, it does not submit to God's law nor can they do so. Those controlled by the flesh cannot please God. There's just two different ways to think and therefore two different ways to live. So grace, gospel of sovereign grace doesn't produce this kind of life, it just doesn't. It fights this kind of life. So if we're told all of your sins are forgiven through the grace of God, all of them, past, present and future, it does not lead to this life. If this is the life you're living you haven't been forgiven, you're not a Christian, that's what Paul is saying. That's the warning he's giving here. What does grace do? Grace covers all your sins, but grace also transforms the way you live. Titus chapter 2:11-12 it says, "For the grace of God that brings salvation has appeared to all men, it teaches us to say no to ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright, and godly lives in this present age." So how should we hear these warnings? Well, it shouldn't threaten our understanding of justification or security, it is impossible for any truly justified person to sin their way out of the family of God, it cannot happen. But to know that you're a regenerate you must be at war and you've got to see these things gradually being weakened and assaulted in your life. You need to work out your salvation with what? Fear and trembling. You know what gives you fear and trembling? Verse 21 will do it, it does it for me. "I warn you as I did before," it's a repeated warning, "those who live like this will not go to heaven." That'll give you fear and trembling. You fear the Lord, you fear the outcome, and you put sin to death, that's what you do, it's the kind of life that leads to heaven. Why? Because it's God who is working in you probably right now to will and to do according to his good pleasure. Christians heed these kind of warnings. Nominal Christians blow them off. Genuine Christians take sermons like this and say, "I must be holy, I yearn to be holy." Nominal Christians just blow them off they don't care. And they either do it through legalism in one sense you could say oh they take it seriously and then they go by legalistic means, we covered that before. But the nominal Christians, they just say, "It doesn't matter, I pray the prayer, sign the card, once saved always saved, doesn't really matter how I live." But we must by the Spirit be putting to death the misdeeds of the body. So looking backward at your sins, run to the cross, run to Jesus. What can wash away those sins? Nothing but the blood of Jesus. Don't run to your legalistic efforts, run to the cross looking here back, run to the cross and find forgiveness through the blood of Jesus. Here forward run to the Spirit for help in obeying God's laws. That's the Christian life, that's the Christian life. And so by the Spirit you can put to death every sin on this list. IV. Deep Humility Now, this list should make you deeply humble. I would hope it's humbled you. It should humble you deeply. Note how many sins we would never commit are side by side with sins we may commit regularly, consistently. It's not to say that dissensions and sorcery are equally evil in God's sight. I'm not saying that. But what I am saying is all sin is repugnant to God and we should never feel morally superior to anyone for any reason ever, period. That's kind of a sweeping statement, isn't it? Yes, it is. I'll say it again. You should never, you forgiven Christian should never feel morally superior to anyone who suffers with any sin ever, period, the rest of your life. Those days are gone. That's the essence of legalism, is to feel morally superior to others. Instead you have been saved by grace out of this list. You should be humble. Deeply humble. V. Applications So what application? Well, come to Christ. Come to Christ. There's no warfare possible for you if you're not a Christian. It's not possible. All you can do is amend your ways but you can't truly fight by the Spirit. The Spirit isn't given to any but the Christians. So come to Christ. Jesus Christ shed his blood on the cross for sinners like you and me. Come to Christ and find forgiveness. If you're already a Christian, then understand the Spirit's role in this warfare, actively rely on Him, pray to him a lot. Say, "God send your Spirit. I need your help, I'm being tempted right now. Help me now, help me, help me, help me, help me." Pray without ceasing. That's how you fight. That's how by the Spirit you put to death, a constant dependence on the Spirit. Thirdly, never ever surrender in any areas. You never wave the white flag in any area, ever. You're like Winston Churchill in 1940 looking at Nazi Germany. It's like at what point will you surrender? Never. We'll be down to the last British boy or girl in some alley somewhere, we'll still be fighting the Nazis. We're never going to give in. We don't want to be enslaved by them. So no, we will go down to the last one. Well, that's even more so should be our attitude against sin. I'm never going to give up on any of these things. I may stumble many ways. James says we all stumble in many ways. But I'm never going to give up on any of these areas. So the Spirit won't let me. Why? Because it's poison. Is the Spirit ever going to tell you, "You go ahead and drink as much poison as you want, I'll bring you to Heaven one day"? He's not going to tell you that, ever. He is going to fight every way that you're drinking poison. Analyze your own patterns and confess your sins. Look at characteristic patterns, seek forgiveness. Everyone struggles in some ways sexually. Seek God's holiness and purity. If you're involved in some sexual sin perhaps internet pornography, perhaps same sex attraction resulting in thoughts or actions that are sinful, perhaps a sinful relationship? Repent immediately. If you're in a dating relationship and you've sinned together sexually, do not lower the standards to suit your lust or the prevailing culture. Read the scripture and know that God hates fornication. Seek God's forgiveness and receive it by the blood of Christ. Seek his forgiveness. Don't try to do good works to prove yourself to God. Seek just humble yourself and ask forgiveness and He'll forgive you. Look at the relational sins. Married people. Is your marriage characterized by conflict? By sinful anger and discord? Then I'm asking you to repent. The two of you, get down on your knees and hold hands and say, "We have argued too much. Let's make a pact, you and I, to fight the arguing. To love one another as we loved each other when we first got married." Kneel together and pray for that. Church members, is there anyone here that you need to forgive? Anyone here you're feeling morally superior to because they've sinned against you? Give it up. Forgive. Love. No hatred, no discord. What about pride? What about jealousy? Is this happening to you? Are you jealous of anyone? Are you proud of your position? Anything? Fight against these things. These are the works of the flesh. Flee to the cross of Christ. You don't have to be perfect, you can't be perfect. But if you walk in the light, you confess the ways you have been dark, God will cleanse you. And so he says in 1 John 1:8-10, "If we claim to be without sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us. But if we confess our sins, He is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness. If we claim we have not sinned, we make Him out to be a liar and His word has no place in our lives."
The year is 1787. America is a fledgling confederation of 13 colonies. A new Constitution has been written in Philadelphia, to replace the Articles of Confederation. Do you think that this new constitution should become the supreme law of the land? Vote: YES or NO The Federalists want you to vote yes. As America roils with intense debate on this fateful issue, a series of essays begin to appear in three New York newspapers, written by the mysterious persona Publius. These essays urge the American people to ratify the constitution, explaining and defending it in detail. After their debut in New York, the essays subsequently appeared in newspapers across the nation. We know today that Publius was actually three different people: Alexander Hamilton, John Jay and James Madison. Their painstaking efforts to explain and promote the United States Constitution have become a primary source for the interpretation and understanding of the highest law of the United States of America. Thomas Jefferson called the Federalist Papers the "best commentary on the principles of government which ever was written."
The year is 1787. America is a fledgling confederation of 13 colonies. A new Constitution has been written in Philadelphia, to replace the Articles of Confederation. Do you think that this new constitution should become the supreme law of the land? Vote: YES or NO The Federalists want you to vote yes. As America roils with intense debate on this fateful issue, a series of essays begin to appear in three New York newspapers, written by the mysterious persona Publius. These essays urge the American people to ratify the constitution, explaining and defending it in detail. After their debut in New York, the essays subsequently appeared in newspapers across the nation. We know today that Publius was actually three different people: Alexander Hamilton, John Jay and James Madison. Their painstaking efforts to explain and promote the United States Constitution have become a primary source for the interpretation and understanding of the highest law of the United States of America. Thomas Jefferson called the Federalist Papers the "best commentary on the principles of government which ever was written."
Paul Tiyambe Zeleza (Loyola Marymount University) on the history and study of Africa and its Diasporas. He discusses the themes of his new book, Barack Obama and African Diasporas: Dialogues and Dissensions, as well as globalization and Africa, and changes over time in the nature and focus of African Studies.
Paul Tiyambe Zeleza (Loyola Marymount University) on the history and study of Africa and its Diasporas. He discusses the themes of his new book, Barack Obama and African Diasporas: Dialogues and Dissensions, as well as globalization and Africa, and changes over time in the nature and focus of African Studies.
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